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president obama going on that dodgy college mentalry. he got plenty of laughs from that and everything else as he played the room. the dinner is a pricey shindig. but the question whether that connection is really relevant exists. joining miss is amy argeh-singer of worst woes. i'm proud of you making it in considering how late sdr . >>> there are lots of stars. >> originally it was a chance for reporters to catch up with their sources. those were the original white house correspondents dinner guests. you would bring your sources, government officials you wanted to kiss up with and hopefully give us information through the rest of it is year. >> people will drop by your table. you almost are using the stars as a transactional thing. >> so are the stars relevant. bradley cooper, an a-lister. do you think that really brings in the people who then talk politics. >> i guess you have to ask what is the goal. it start off being an industry dinner, a chance for the reporters to get together and to be on meened terms for one night with the presi
president obama going on that dodgy college mentalry. he got plenty of laughs from that and everything else as he played the room. the dinner is a pricey shindig. but the question whether that connection is really relevant exists. joining miss is amy argeh-singer of worst woes. i'm proud of you making it in considering how late sdr . >>> there are lots of stars. >> originally it was a chance for reporters to catch up with their sources. those were the original white house...
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thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> new words from president obama today on the bombing. joining me now nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. i know the president was addressing the bombing in his weekly address. what did he say about it? >> reporter: well, alex, the president has been striking sort of a defiant tone both in his weekly address, also remember when he addressed that interfaith service in boston on thursday highlighting the resilience of not only boston but america as a whole, and that's really part of his main message in his weekly address which was released today. take a little business of a listen to what he had to say. >> through the day that is would test even the sturdiest of souls, boston's spirit remains unyou don'ted. america's spirit remains undimmed. our faith in each other, our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have, that's what makes us strong. that's why we endure. >> reporter: alex, we have seen the president go into an all-too-familiar role which is sort of the consol
thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> new words from president obama today on the bombing. joining me now nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. i know the president was addressing the bombing in his weekly address. what did he say about it? >> reporter: well, alex, the president has been striking sort of a defiant tone both in his weekly address, also remember when he addressed that interfaith service in boston on thursday highlighting the resilience of not only...
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is in connection with the investigation into those ricin-laced letters that were sent to president obama and members of congress. i can tell you, alex, i have been talking to our local affiliate in mississippi who says that his home, dutschke's home, was searched by investigators on tuesday and wednesday of this week. so this arrest comes after that. now, of course, if you will recall, this past tuesday prosecutors dropped charges against elvis impersonator paul kevin curtis. they thought he was behind the letters. he declared his innocence along, and so this past tuesday they did drop the charges against him. now, just for some background, alex, this all relates to those ricin-laced letters that were addressed to president obama and to a republican of mississippi, senator roger wicker. those letters were intercepted though. they were intercepted at off-site mail facilities. so to be very clear, they never got close to their intended targets, but given the timing of this, this happened just really a few days after the boston bombing, it certainly added to the heightened anxiety and alert
is in connection with the investigation into those ricin-laced letters that were sent to president obama and members of congress. i can tell you, alex, i have been talking to our local affiliate in mississippi who says that his home, dutschke's home, was searched by investigators on tuesday and wednesday of this week. so this arrest comes after that. now, of course, if you will recall, this past tuesday prosecutors dropped charges against elvis impersonator paul kevin curtis. they thought he...
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the obama administration has been clear, they're distancing themselves from that concept. you've got an american citizen. we don't have dzhokhar going abroad in training. his brother apparently did. but dzhokhar didn't. and dzhokhar is going to be tried as an individual on his own right. so i think the chances of this ending up as an enemy combatant are very small. >> but you've heard that because of high security concerns they would like to question him for a period of time, albeit briefly, before mirandizing him and reading him his rights. how long can they do that? how far can they go with those questions? >> well, that's a very good question. because the longer we go, the less likely there is that there's a public security issue here. one thing that the defense will certainly raise is the remarks of the police chief of watertown in which he said these are the only two guys, we're done. now the argument from the government will be well, he wasn't informed. but, you know, that's going to be played out pretty significantly by the defense. >> scott, do you have any knowled
the obama administration has been clear, they're distancing themselves from that concept. you've got an american citizen. we don't have dzhokhar going abroad in training. his brother apparently did. but dzhokhar didn't. and dzhokhar is going to be tried as an individual on his own right. so i think the chances of this ending up as an enemy combatant are very small. >> but you've heard that because of high security concerns they would like to question him for a period of time, albeit...
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it will likely only take 51 votes to remove the provisions that defund obama care. final votes could happen a week from tomorrow. after that, it goes back to the house, which will then have one day to reconcile the senate bill with its own before a government shutdown. >> here we go again, guys. they're in d.c. is the government shutdown going to happen? >> yes. that's the conventional wisdom. i tend to be a little bit weary of that. i think in these circumstances we always -- it gets towards the end and people are predicting doom and gloom. that's a lot of posturing. each side has incentive to hold out so they can get as much as they possibly can get. they eventually get some kind of a deal. i don't know that this is necessarily going to happen again, but that's at least been the track record. >> republicans keep on saying they want to defund obama care because they say that's what the american people want. do we have any real sense on the public's thinking on that? >> you know, the public actually opposes the republican approach of defunding the law altogether. wh
it will likely only take 51 votes to remove the provisions that defund obama care. final votes could happen a week from tomorrow. after that, it goes back to the house, which will then have one day to reconcile the senate bill with its own before a government shutdown. >> here we go again, guys. they're in d.c. is the government shutdown going to happen? >> yes. that's the conventional wisdom. i tend to be a little bit weary of that. i think in these circumstances we always -- it...
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so he's no longer worried at all about the politics of obama care. do you think that's why he was able to expand medicaid and create the only state-based exchange in all of the south? >> well, sure. when you're lame duck as he is, it takes a lot of pressure off you. he has responsibilities to other democrats in the state. he understands that. i think there was a little bit of political risk in that respect. but that's one of the problems with the implementation across the country is that it has become basically a political exercise, if not an exercise in actually implementing a policy. many of these republican governors who constantly are criticizing the federal government said we will let it run the exchange. that's fine. we want to do it. that was a political judgment that they made, not a policy judgment, not something considering the welfare of their citizens. and as a result of that, they have complicated the system for virtually everybody. >> interestingly, about 80% is forex panned medicaid in kentucky. are you concerned with so many people si
so he's no longer worried at all about the politics of obama care. do you think that's why he was able to expand medicaid and create the only state-based exchange in all of the south? >> well, sure. when you're lame duck as he is, it takes a lot of pressure off you. he has responsibilities to other democrats in the state. he understands that. i think there was a little bit of political risk in that respect. but that's one of the problems with the implementation across the country is that...
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were asking for repeal of obama care they were never going to get. now they feel vindicated but nonetheless they feel burned. they see what this has done to their brand is examine to their country. increasingly i think members have said or are about to say enough is enough. this is why we hope if the leadership doesn't get that message, we will get enough to sign the discharge petition so we can reopen the government. >> how about from the white house, representative schiff? any guidance what they should accept with negotiating tactics or ultimately overall? >> well with, you know, i think the president is trying to keep an open mind and wants us to keep an open mind to find a way out. on these side of showdowns, neither side gets completely what they want. but here we have something at stake not only for this president but for the next president. we can establish a president where you can hold the debt ceiling like a gun to the head of the economy. we have a united democratic party behind the idea that struck schurly we can't allow this to go o. but
were asking for repeal of obama care they were never going to get. now they feel vindicated but nonetheless they feel burned. they see what this has done to their brand is examine to their country. increasingly i think members have said or are about to say enough is enough. this is why we hope if the leadership doesn't get that message, we will get enough to sign the discharge petition so we can reopen the government. >> how about from the white house, representative schiff? any guidance...
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a lot of the a obama care has been opened for business. they have not said how many are enrolled in the program but said the website received 25,000 visitors in the first day alone. good morning, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> in an article this week, they quoted one insurance initial who said enrollment may be in the numbers this morning. >> one person described it as a trick him rather than a wave, they're seeing some enrollment. it's pretty small. this is what insurance companies expected since it doesn't start until january, there isn't much of a rush to show up. a lot of times we don't show up three months inned a vavens. so they western expecting a big wave,c or its . >> so it's hard to know, obviously, it was not enough traffic. and i called the help line. >> are you hearing about the supporting infrastructure in terms of calm centers or the online help presence? >> yes, that's one of the things they have been working on over the course of this week t. white house says the kate wait times are cut in half. they ar
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every time you call a vote, do you want to hurt obama or not? of course i do. every time you set up that question, whether it's on the floor of the house in washington or a town meeting, it's going to be anti obama in that crowd. if you try to defend him or defend good manners, oh, you're defending him. you're a traitor. every time there's a question, yay or nay, they always want to vote nay on the right. that's what's changed. >> why do you think attention is paid to that one loud voice? >> the rest of the crowd goes with that voice. you've watched these tapes, there's usually somebody with a cell phone. somebody has the phone and they're watching this. how come you -- and inevitably the whole crowd starts roaring. john mccain has the history behind him. >> he was pretty clear of his talks. >> he stood up to them. >> and peter king. tougher for john mccain in arizona. but you have to physically be a profile now. stand up in the room against the angry voices. this country on the right is very angry. part of it is obama being where he's from, his background, his
every time you call a vote, do you want to hurt obama or not? of course i do. every time you set up that question, whether it's on the floor of the house in washington or a town meeting, it's going to be anti obama in that crowd. if you try to defend him or defend good manners, oh, you're defending him. you're a traitor. every time there's a question, yay or nay, they always want to vote nay on the right. that's what's changed. >> why do you think attention is paid to that one loud voice?...
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first, to president obama's trip to south africa. live pictures of the news conference going on right now. started an hour ago. president obama is holding this news conference with south africa's president zuma. he talked about the former president nelson mandela who remains critically ill in the hospital. take a listen. >> by saying our thoughts and those of americans and people all around the world are with nelson mandela and his family and all of south africans. >> ron allen is life in south after where the president will be visiting today. good morning to you. the president will hold a town hall there. not everyone is happy about his visit we have seen so far. >> exactly, richard. there is a small group of protesters down the road behind me. they have been out here, 150 or 200 people or so, who oppose drone strikes in pakistan and afghanistan. they're upset guantanamo bay hasn't been closed down. they are left leaning who do oppose the visit here by president obama. he will hold a town hall meeting here with some young african le
first, to president obama's trip to south africa. live pictures of the news conference going on right now. started an hour ago. president obama is holding this news conference with south africa's president zuma. he talked about the former president nelson mandela who remains critically ill in the hospital. take a listen. >> by saying our thoughts and those of americans and people all around the world are with nelson mandela and his family and all of south africans. >> ron allen is...
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these are people who agree with repealing obama care or defunding obama care and think that they're member of congress is doing his or her job by voting for this. the other thing to keep in mind is when you look at the coverage of obama care repeal votes they do give play in the media, we're talking about it now. this is something, it gives them visibility. it gives them something into their town halls over the next month and it does muddle people's understanding of law. polls show there's 10 to 15% of people who think the law has been repealed. >> jackie, these votes, do they cost money? are people wasting time and costing taxpayers money by holding these votes? >> it is. democrats have been talking about that for quite a while. the millions of dollars with staff time and printing and all sorts of other things. it is costing money and that's something you hear a lot for democrats pushing not only is this a waste of time, it's waste of money. >> i want to ask you about the growing divide across america between the have and have nots. let's take a listen. >> historically the united states w
these are people who agree with repealing obama care or defunding obama care and think that they're member of congress is doing his or her job by voting for this. the other thing to keep in mind is when you look at the coverage of obama care repeal votes they do give play in the media, we're talking about it now. this is something, it gives them visibility. it gives them something into their town halls over the next month and it does muddle people's understanding of law. polls show there's 10...
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obama boom economy. any consensus on that that you're hearing in d.c.? >> there's not that much consensus on anything here. but i think what the president is trying to put forward is that they've made progress. i think getting talk in washington back to the economy, something the white house wants to do to get it off the other subjects, including the irs and a.p. scandal. last week the president went on a fund-raising trip to talk to democrats in chicago, and he made the same point in the private fund-raisers i was at. the economy is doing better. the stock market's up. i think what the president is saying, let's keep this momentum going. as you heard, he said we need congress to do its job and get on board here. the message i think is going into the talks this summer about the deficit, about how to cut spending and rein in spending, he also wants to talk about investments. he's still trying to put pressure on congress to do that. you just can't cut, cut, cut. and he's going to keep on that message. >> h
obama boom economy. any consensus on that that you're hearing in d.c.? >> there's not that much consensus on anything here. but i think what the president is trying to put forward is that they've made progress. i think getting talk in washington back to the economy, something the white house wants to do to get it off the other subjects, including the irs and a.p. scandal. last week the president went on a fund-raising trip to talk to democrats in chicago, and he made the same point in the...
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you have been a supporter of obama care. with the problems of this rollout, has that changed your feeling? >> no, not at all with legislation. look, i learned in navy, expect what you inspect. the president should have been down there demanding input. that a blotched implementation didn't occur. when pennsylvanians were losing their health care every year before the affordable care act was passed that's the equivalent of the entire population of harrisburg, our capital, in 44 weeks, that means that this is a major step forward and so, this website has got to be fixed and i think the president had to keep his promise, but what he has proposed now is a little bit late. but i think you need to keep in mind, mara, that the affordable care act, actually had in it, insurance companies on their own could have grandfathered individual plans if they wanted. the president said if you would, please, let's grandfather those individual plans until we can get the website going. do i think this is a great execution? absolutely not. more fa
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president obama says he won't accept a deal that includes new revenues. republicans saying they won't accept a deal that includes tax increases. so as of right now, negotiations are stalled. the halls of the capitol are empty. lawmakers have gone home for the weekend. meanwhile, americans are watching all of this unfold with worry. with the knowledge that as many as 750,000 workers could be facing furloughs. that will impact government workers. there is also a concern that educational programs, including head start programs could be impacted and the defense department. warnings national security could be affected as well. the is sequester will take plac over time. over the next several weeks. the public frustration will mount and ultimately that will pressure republicans, but the big question mark, will that actually happen? the next big deadline is march 27th, when the continuing resolution needs to be dealt with by congress and the conventional wisdom is lawmakers will deal with the sequester at this time. back to you. >> kristen welker from 1600 pennsy
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the joy of president barack obama winning. i must say, in these last four years i'm impressed with what he has done. we were minus 4 million jobs. more americans are insured. more youth have pell grants. registry, in detroit, the number one truck, the ram, number one car, the cadillac, and more troops out of iraq. tremendous odds, against tremendous odds, he has done an amazing job. >> so many things on this president's agenda. i want to speak with you about gun control, because you come from chicago, which has suffered a pretty tough year with the number of murders in that city as a result of gun violence. do any of the president's policies in proposal, or in the think tank, do think address gun control and reducing the violence in our inner cities? >> only in some measure. i wrote president barack obama a letter, and vice president biden. in chicago, gun shops, gun ranges there. drugs come in from the mexica cartels so there are drug cartel there's. guns are manufactured in the suburbs on rock island. so guns and drugs in, p
the joy of president barack obama winning. i must say, in these last four years i'm impressed with what he has done. we were minus 4 million jobs. more americans are insured. more youth have pell grants. registry, in detroit, the number one truck, the ram, number one car, the cadillac, and more troops out of iraq. tremendous odds, against tremendous odds, he has done an amazing job. >> so many things on this president's agenda. i want to speak with you about gun control, because you come...
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that is out of president obama's own mouth. and now he wants to propose more of the same, and you know what, a lot of people on both sides of the aisle, including the liberal columnists are giving it a big yawn. >> and clinton, speaking of columns you wrote a very interesting one about mark leibovich's book "this town," and you talk about how the power brokers are operating and d.c. where the average citizen lives and certainly different worlds, but is that indicative of the problem of the leaders that they are refusing to work together while the people they serve suffer. >> yes, if you look at the income gap that exists of the people in the district, it is one of the high nest the nation, and there are people living literally 10 to 15 blocks from the white house in strict poverty and that is the case all over america. if it is the case in d.c. where the president lives and works, it is obviously the case in america, and the way that you look at d.c. shows the way the rest of the nation exists as well. >> can i ask you, represe
that is out of president obama's own mouth. and now he wants to propose more of the same, and you know what, a lot of people on both sides of the aisle, including the liberal columnists are giving it a big yawn. >> and clinton, speaking of columns you wrote a very interesting one about mark leibovich's book "this town," and you talk about how the power brokers are operating and d.c. where the average citizen lives and certainly different worlds, but is that indicative of the...
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break obama was the twitter handle. he continued to make threat until a critical mass began tweeting twitter directly and to their head of security. within the next 24 hours after that the account was suspended but not before one important thing happened. one of my very, very law scribes out of california went online and he was able to within a matter of hours identify the person who was making the threats. and so what we found out very quickly is once that was done, this person started to scrub their online presence. they started to change their twitter handles. and sort of clean up their background. but the issue is this. digital footprints are forever. we turned it over to the dallas fbi. they are violent threats we have to take seriously. >> you are very much a ppropone of first amendment rights. where does the line get drawn. >> he invoked his first amendment rights but they don't protect violent threats. they don't give you safe haar pore for threatening to kill someone, threatening to rape someone. certainly it p
break obama was the twitter handle. he continued to make threat until a critical mass began tweeting twitter directly and to their head of security. within the next 24 hours after that the account was suspended but not before one important thing happened. one of my very, very law scribes out of california went online and he was able to within a matter of hours identify the person who was making the threats. and so what we found out very quickly is once that was done, this person started to...
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a little bit more of what president obama had to say of the role of u.s. forces will be, once that transition happens. take a listen. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. it will be an historic moment, and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. >> now, alex, the big question that remains unanswered, what happens after 2014? that is, of course, the official end of combat operations in afghanistan. earlier this week, the white house had signalled that president obama might be open to having zero troops in afghanistan after 2014, after the joint press conference yesterday. president obama said he hasn't worked out specifically how many troops will remain in afghanistan. that's an announcement he will make in coming months. hamid karzai had signalled that he really wanted a more robust american troop presence in afghanistan after 2014. yesterday, karzai wouldn't weigh in on the numbers. critics said if there are no forces or reduced force level in afghanistan, that could leave th
a little bit more of what president obama had to say of the role of u.s. forces will be, once that transition happens. take a listen. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. it will be an historic moment, and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. >> now, alex, the big question that remains unanswered, what happens after 2014? that is, of course, the official end of combat operations in afghanistan....
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>> republicans are putting the blame squarely on president obama. this week's republican address. >> republicans in congress right now will provide the flexibility to make the necessary spending reductions and address our deficit and debt instead of going through the sequester. in fact, house republicans have already passed two bills to replace the president's sequester. so the question is, why won't he work with us? the answer quite simply is because he wants higher taxes. >> joining me now, white house correspondent for the hill, amie parnes and ed o'keefe. >> good morning. >> we are so close to the sequester. give us your assessment. is this a foregone conclusion? >> the chances of a deal are pretty small. the stakes aren't so high in this particular showdown. we're talking about a lot of jobs and a lot of money obviously, but i think that, you know, these are reversible, they can -- congress and the white house can ooengtally come together in the coming weeks and work together on this as they are trying to strike a deal on the deficit. i would s
>> republicans are putting the blame squarely on president obama. this week's republican address. >> republicans in congress right now will provide the flexibility to make the necessary spending reductions and address our deficit and debt instead of going through the sequester. in fact, house republicans have already passed two bills to replace the president's sequester. so the question is, why won't he work with us? the answer quite simply is because he wants higher taxes. >>...
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on obama care, they are unified in opposition. i think going forward, they will continue to look for whatever problems are in the law and continue to attack them. i don't think we're done with this yet. in the 2014 campaign, even if lots -- even if the website is working they'll find other problems. this law is very complicated. i don't think next year it's going to be working. everybodily either. i think some things will go wrong. this law is so complicated has so many elements. health insurance is very hard to implement. a lot of people don't like their insurance now. i'm not sure it will be perfect on december 1st, 2014 either. >> i want to phrase this to you jackie. are republicans going to run out of talking points if the web ite gets up and running and works? >> well, again, it depends. the website is the main problem we're focusing on now. we don't note what the future holds. whether they really have clung on to this, but if the website starts working and if obama care is successful, yes, this could be very bad for republic
on obama care, they are unified in opposition. i think going forward, they will continue to look for whatever problems are in the law and continue to attack them. i don't think we're done with this yet. in the 2014 campaign, even if lots -- even if the website is working they'll find other problems. this law is very complicated. i don't think next year it's going to be working. everybodily either. i think some things will go wrong. this law is so complicated has so many elements. health...
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>>> mitt romney disavows obama care. is it the same health care plan the former governor sold to massachusetts? i will talk to the architect of both plans in minutes. >>> the president's meeting with the leader of iraq. exactly what kind of military help is that country seeking from the u.s., and will it happen? >>> in office politics, down to its last days? i talked to cnbc's carl quintanilla about the problems with blackberry. >>> and how much money could this work of art fetch? it's in today's list of number ones. >>> hello, everyone. it's high noon here in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." he's back with a whole lot to say. mitt romney on today's "meet the press," talking about the comparisons between romney care in massachusetts and obama care. >> and perhaps the most important lesson the president failed to learn was you have to tell the american people the truth. what when he told the american people you could keep your health insurance if you wanted to keep that plan, period, he
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do you see this as a setback for president obama? >> the white house doesn't seem particularly worried about it. they'll let the process ride it out and see what other cases -- what other courts do with similar cases and seek supreme court review. but i think you saw white house press secretary jay carney say this is unprecedented. don't really agree with this. other presidents have done this. they'll take the stance going forward. >> okay. amie parnes, ed o'keefe. thank you. >>> and reince priebus was reeekted as head of the rnrnc. >> we must compete in every state, in every region, building relationships with community we haven't before. at the rnc, we are dropping the red and blue state analysis. we must be a party concerned about every american in every neighborhood. >> mitt romney in washington, d.c. this weekend. he and his wife, ann, honored by the marriott corporation on saturday. his staff did not allow media after that event. he rejoined marriott's board of directors after the election. and tonight he will attend the alfalf
do you see this as a setback for president obama? >> the white house doesn't seem particularly worried about it. they'll let the process ride it out and see what other cases -- what other courts do with similar cases and seek supreme court review. but i think you saw white house press secretary jay carney say this is unprecedented. don't really agree with this. other presidents have done this. they'll take the stance going forward. >> okay. amie parnes, ed o'keefe. thank you....
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that's what we expect from president obama. alex, i want to set the scene outside the white house for a few minutes to give you a sense of the feeling here. there are protesters, dozens of them saying that they don't want military intervention in syria and that sort of squares with the latest nbc news wall street journal poll that found 50% of americans are opposed to military intervention. if you asked them about a limited strike, that number flips. we have 50% of people saying they could get behind and support some kind of limited military strike. of course, part of this is the spillover from iraq. this is a war weary nation and of course president obama and this administration has been keenly aware of that as they have tried to figure out how to move forward in syria. the administration has been hesitant to get engaged in syria because of the what happened in iraq. i think that's part of why you're seeing these briefings with members of congress and the american people because the president doesn't want this to be another ir
that's what we expect from president obama. alex, i want to set the scene outside the white house for a few minutes to give you a sense of the feeling here. there are protesters, dozens of them saying that they don't want military intervention in syria and that sort of squares with the latest nbc news wall street journal poll that found 50% of americans are opposed to military intervention. if you asked them about a limited strike, that number flips. we have 50% of people saying they could get...
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>> mine is the interview with president obama. there are a few topics. i was focused on the president's comment that gun safety advocates should listen more to the concerns of responsible gun owners if they are going to get anything done. it is totally doable. most gun owners support common sense regulations to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. this would be a smart way to move forward and get something done. >> such a common sense thing that we can take it up on so many topics and we sat down and listened and respected the person on the other side of the argument. president talked a little bit about skeet shooting. interesting read. you tell me. >> back in 2004 president bush won reelection and it was how brilliant the campaign was and how the democrats said never again will we be defeated. we must emulate president bush's campaign. there was a story about how republicans are saying we need to do better. we need to do a better job of being very much involved from the technology standpoint. campaigns have elections, consquence
>> mine is the interview with president obama. there are a few topics. i was focused on the president's comment that gun safety advocates should listen more to the concerns of responsible gun owners if they are going to get anything done. it is totally doable. most gun owners support common sense regulations to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. this would be a smart way to move forward and get something done. >> such a common sense thing that we can take...
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this is a buck statement from the obama administration. he said he was not going to personally get involved in at this time snowden dealings. is the vice president's call a sign the wows is more involved in the situation than they are letting on? >> i think the obama statement that he was not going to scramble jets to get this guy was more a reflection of he was not going to cause an international ipsident ncident. he would rather put a phone call in taking away his passport that is a very effective strategy isolating him in the moscow airport according to the president. the administration is doing certain things. they are not doing things to cause them any heartburn or infringe on the rights of other countries. they want to avoid that. this is a sensitive topic for them. >> the u.s. believes snowden is holed up in moscow's transit zone somewhere there. officials say they can't consider his asylum request until they arrive at the embassy. how is this going to play out? we are doing a lot of where in the world is snowden? >> i don't know ho
this is a buck statement from the obama administration. he said he was not going to personally get involved in at this time snowden dealings. is the vice president's call a sign the wows is more involved in the situation than they are letting on? >> i think the obama statement that he was not going to scramble jets to get this guy was more a reflection of he was not going to cause an international ipsident ncident. he would rather put a phone call in taking away his passport that is a...
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>> the worst goes to president obama. his lowest approval rating ever at 42%. >> jason, you have to go fast? >> best week for the people of syria and barack obama. all he had to do is reach for his holster and they gave up their chemical weapons. worst week goes to shaquille o'neal. don't endorse chris christie, you have no idea what you could be getting yourself into in 2016. >> thank you guys so much. that's a quick bye-bye. see you back here tomorrow. bye. [ susan ] ...as though he had never left. the end. lovely read susan. but isn't it time to turn the page on your cup of joe? gevalia, or a cup of johan, is like losing yourself in a great book. may i read something? yes, please. of course. a rich, never bitter taste cup after cup. net weight 340 grams. [ sighs ] [ chuckles ] [ announcer ] always rich, never bitter. gevalia. [ announcer ] always rich, never bitter. humans -- even when we cross our "t's" and dot our "i's," we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness with
>> the worst goes to president obama. his lowest approval rating ever at 42%. >> jason, you have to go fast? >> best week for the people of syria and barack obama. all he had to do is reach for his holster and they gave up their chemical weapons. worst week goes to shaquille o'neal. don't endorse chris christie, you have no idea what you could be getting yourself into in 2016. >> thank you guys so much. that's a quick bye-bye. see you back here tomorrow. bye. [ susan ]...
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he's going to repeal obama care. talk about a poke in the eye. how many times have they tried and it failed? it's a two-way street. both sides have to pony up here. >> we are talking about this being the charm offensive. is this an attempt to change the narrative? by the way, the white house doesn't like the phrase, charm offensive. >> the white house doesn't have a choice in what we call it. it's what it is. he's trying to charm the congress. he tried to do it when he became the president. they stuck him in the eye with an appetizer fork and it wasn't pretty. he's trying again. i hope he does. if he tries and tries again and they rebuff him, it's going to make them look bad. maybe it's the strategy, i don't know. >> let's listen to the congressman in an interview this morning. >> are you saying as part of your budget you would repeal obama care? >> yes. >> that's not going to happen. >> we believe it should. that's the point. this is what budgeting is all about, chris. it's making tough choices to fix our country's problems. >> there you hear a
he's going to repeal obama care. talk about a poke in the eye. how many times have they tried and it failed? it's a two-way street. both sides have to pony up here. >> we are talking about this being the charm offensive. is this an attempt to change the narrative? by the way, the white house doesn't like the phrase, charm offensive. >> the white house doesn't have a choice in what we call it. it's what it is. he's trying to charm the congress. he tried to do it when he became the...
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>>ed good week is obama. a great job with the turkey/israel thing. >> a great job in his speech, too i loved that thing. patricia, yours? >> my winner, patty murray, chairman of the senate budget committee. after four years, she finally did it wasn't pretty she did it. my loser, mitt romney for his $5,000 a head confab in park city this summer. it's over. you lost. go paint some dogs with george bush. >> thank you much. appreciate it that is a wrap of ""weekends with alex witt,"" craig's next. clients are always learning more to make their money do more. (ann) to help me plan my next move, i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plus, their live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of the way. because they know i don't trade like everybody.
>>ed good week is obama. a great job with the turkey/israel thing. >> a great job in his speech, too i loved that thing. patricia, yours? >> my winner, patty murray, chairman of the senate budget committee. after four years, she finally did it wasn't pretty she did it. my loser, mitt romney for his $5,000 a head confab in park city this summer. it's over. you lost. go paint some dogs with george bush. >> thank you much. appreciate it that is a wrap of...
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president obama with a new message today on syria. it comes just days before he makes a national appeal. >>> polling the public. in town halls across this country, people voicing their pps on the syria question, will they back any action? >> scary moments. a high school football friday turns frightening. what's remarkable is the end result here. >>> in big money headlines, new facts about the latest car sales numbers that might surprise you. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt". we have a split at the g20 summit. president obama heads back to the white house this morning after getting 10 other nations to sign a joint is statement calling for a strong international response. but france, a u.s. ally, this morning now says it will wait for a u.n. weapons inspectors report before deciding on any action. russian president flood mere putin said it would destabilize the region. secretary of state john kerry is in lithuania. this comes after a week of heated town halls across this country with members of congress. >>>
president obama with a new message today on syria. it comes just days before he makes a national appeal. >>> polling the public. in town halls across this country, people voicing their pps on the syria question, will they back any action? >> scary moments. a high school football friday turns frightening. what's remarkable is the end result here. >>> in big money headlines, new facts about the latest car sales numbers that might surprise you. good morning, everyone....
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president obama and the first lady giving a why ranging interview. the president addressed concerns about the health care rollout and questions about his legacy. >> every president in their second term is, you know, mindful, you only have a limited amount of time left. you want to make sure you are squeezing every last ounce of energy you have to try to deliver on the commitments you made to the american people. >> president obama's self-imposed deadline is fast approaching for healthcare.gov. with the midnight deadline looming, people will start to have a better experience by then. key parts of the site will be down for maintenance and repairs. the president will unveil a new national security strategy early next year. a letter was released friday. the president is expected to update the strategy outline and describe the national security priorities for the remainder of his term. and the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is apologizing to hamid karzai for the drone strike that killed one child and injured two women. nato will investigate. >>> a bit
president obama and the first lady giving a why ranging interview. the president addressed concerns about the health care rollout and questions about his legacy. >> every president in their second term is, you know, mindful, you only have a limited amount of time left. you want to make sure you are squeezing every last ounce of energy you have to try to deliver on the commitments you made to the american people. >> president obama's self-imposed deadline is fast approaching for...
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. >>> obama care explained. a new ad from the government that lets some of the pictures do the talking. we'll bring you the nuts and bolts of the new health care act. >>> the plot twist in that kenyan mall massacre. in some ways, an inside job. >>> it's showtime in afghanistan. a fascinating new documentary that looks at the first national broadcast television network in that country. >>> hello. it is high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to weekends with alex witt. just two days till a possible government shutdown. house members are meeting right now. at the same time, republicans in the house are holding their own meeting to discuss the way forward on the budget battle. this is all happening a day after the senate passed and then sent back to the house legislation that would continue to fund the government until november 15th. senate democrats stripped a provision that would have defunded obama care. meanwhile, the president is holding firm on the budget and the debt ceiling. >> i will work with a
. >>> obama care explained. a new ad from the government that lets some of the pictures do the talking. we'll bring you the nuts and bolts of the new health care act. >>> the plot twist in that kenyan mall massacre. in some ways, an inside job. >>> it's showtime in afghanistan. a fascinating new documentary that looks at the first national broadcast television network in that country. >>> hello. it is high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to...
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and i think obama and reagan are that way. who would have thought that joe biden could have marshalled a presidential campaign? he's doing it right as we speak. he looked very good yesterday. he's likable. if ""saturday night live"" doesn't destroy him, which they might because they did it to jerry ford, he could make it. in fact, hillary must be thinking -- secretary clinton must be thinking i got to fight joe. they'll be really hating me because everybody likes him. that fight coming. once you announce you're going to do something you can't bow out. it's pride. what would be his reason for bowing out? she's better than him? you think he's going to admit that? >> no. >> why should he? who says he is? the hillary people will. each one has a president behind them. >> ah. >> bill clinton wants this probably more than anybody on the planet, more than joe biden or anybody else wants it. because it's his resurrection. it says everything that happened to him in 1998 was wrong. he was wronged. and he came back and the public brought
and i think obama and reagan are that way. who would have thought that joe biden could have marshalled a presidential campaign? he's doing it right as we speak. he looked very good yesterday. he's likable. if ""saturday night live"" doesn't destroy him, which they might because they did it to jerry ford, he could make it. in fact, hillary must be thinking -- secretary clinton must be thinking i got to fight joe. they'll be really hating me because everybody likes him. that...
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president obama is defending them as essential to stopping potential terror plots. but others say it's a big overreach. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins us to break it all down. pete, good day. >> alex, from the president on down, federal officials presented a united front in the past 48 hours. their message, we're not listening to your phone calls or reading your e-mails. >> reporter: in california, for a summit with the chinese leader, president obama defended the two programs that exploded into public view as necessary tradeoffs to defeat terrorists. >> you can't have 100% security and also then have 100% privacy and zero inconvenience. >> reporter: intelligence officials have now revealed more about how the two systems work. the program aimed at telephone records gathers logs of phone numbers dialed by u.s. phone customers and dumps them into an enormous data base main nands by the nsa. but james clapper says the government is prohibited from indiscriminately sifting through it. in other words, officials say no data mining. >> nobody is listening to
president obama is defending them as essential to stopping potential terror plots. but others say it's a big overreach. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins us to break it all down. pete, good day. >> alex, from the president on down, federal officials presented a united front in the past 48 hours. their message, we're not listening to your phone calls or reading your e-mails. >> reporter: in california, for a summit with the chinese leader, president obama defended the two...
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the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor germans, the best economy in europe, now the best football clubs in europe. you know what to do with those poor germans. but my best week goes to the economy. again, adding jobs, steady pace, wall street skyrocketing. i don't understand why the republicans cannot praise this president for his stewardship of the economy. susan, i just can't understand t. >> can't start a fight. don't have a lot of time. patricia, i want to end with you. who are your best and worst of the week? >> my best week goes to gabriel gomez, republican nominee now in the s
the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor...
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i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. thank you so much. thank you, sweetie. >> final preparations are going on right now for tomorrow's public swearing-in and the festivities. day kicks off with the president attending church services right here in washington. for more on tomorrow's program and all the tight security around it, let's head over the capitol hill and nbc's ron mott with a good sunday to you, ron. what can we expect for the public inauguration tomorrow? >> hey, there, alex. good day to you. we don't expect this beautiful s
i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> the constitution of the united...
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also, president obama is praising janet napolitano for her work as secretary of homeland security. napolitano announced friday, she'll be stepping down from the position in about six weeks, to take over as president of the university of california system. meanwhile, former florida governor, jeb bush, and florida senator, marco rubio, will be speaking today at the annual maverick pac three-day conference in miami. the organization's goal is to engage young republicans in the political process. and in orlando, the naacp kicks off its 104th national convention today. it runs through wednesday. for more on the latest political headlines, i am joined now by congressional reporter for politico, sung minh kim, and congressional reporter for "the washington post," ed o'keefe. thanks for joining us, guys. >> great to be here. >> ed, you heard the president on immigration. is immigration reform yet another effort that is going to fail in the house? >> well, you know, it's still pretty early in the process, in the house. they are just really starting to debate this in a bigger way. already, y
also, president obama is praising janet napolitano for her work as secretary of homeland security. napolitano announced friday, she'll be stepping down from the position in about six weeks, to take over as president of the university of california system. meanwhile, former florida governor, jeb bush, and florida senator, marco rubio, will be speaking today at the annual maverick pac three-day conference in miami. the organization's goal is to engage young republicans in the political process....
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he's on the wrong side of obama care. he's on the wrong side of economic policies that's pick being away at our economy. cory booker has failed as mayor of newark and fail as senator from new jersey. i'll represent the core values of our state that i've gone up with. cory booker is too liberal for new jersey and the entire country. >> let's talk about the republican party as a whole you're looking to them to support you. but there's a big rift in the party. you have mitch mcconnell facing a huge primary bolt with matt bevin. priebus wrapping up the meetings, he said they should avoid labels, use this word republican. >> it depends what they mean by that. we need to return to a country that embraces small business not big government. country that protects us from our enemies not spy on us. that's the direction goipt. i want america to be a country ever limited government that releases the limited ability of americans to produce. i don't care if you call it conservative, libertarian, that's what i stand for. >> you talked a
he's on the wrong side of obama care. he's on the wrong side of economic policies that's pick being away at our economy. cory booker has failed as mayor of newark and fail as senator from new jersey. i'll represent the core values of our state that i've gone up with. cory booker is too liberal for new jersey and the entire country. >> let's talk about the republican party as a whole you're looking to them to support you. but there's a big rift in the party. you have mitch mcconnell facing...
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the debate in obama care. max and penny kept our bookstore exciting and would always come to my rescue. but as time passed, i started to notice max just wasn't himself. and i knew he'd feel better if he lost a little weight. so i switched to purina cat chow healthy weight formula. i just fed the recommended amount... and they both loved the taste. after a few months max's "special powers" returned... and i got my hero back. purina cat chow healthy weight. still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. the end of trial and error has arrived. try a free sample at eucerinus.com. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt". black to the investigation on the fatal shooting at lax. investigators in l.a. and injure injure are
the debate in obama care. max and penny kept our bookstore exciting and would always come to my rescue. but as time passed, i started to notice max just wasn't himself. and i knew he'd feel better if he lost a little weight. so i switched to purina cat chow healthy weight formula. i just fed the recommended amount... and they both loved the taste. after a few months max's "special powers" returned... and i got my hero back. purina cat chow healthy weight. still running in the morning?...
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obama pledging $200 million in additional aid. and also defending the fact that the americans have not, at least so far, militaryly intervened in syria. take a listen. >> you know, i think it's fair to say that the united states often finds itself in a situation where if it goes in militarily then it's criticized for going in militarily. and if it doesn't go in militarily then people say, why aren't you doing something militarily? and, you know, my response at this stage is to make sure that what we do contributes to bringing an end to the bloodshed as quickly as possible. >> this really was an effort to try to bring the international community together here, here in the middle east. the last several days, only about 50 hours of them, and israel, the last 24 or so hours here in jordan. and while the president leaves secretary of state john kerry, alex, it's worth noting is going to stay behind, he has meetings scheduled today here in jordan with the head of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. and then he returns to israel a
obama pledging $200 million in additional aid. and also defending the fact that the americans have not, at least so far, militaryly intervened in syria. take a listen. >> you know, i think it's fair to say that the united states often finds itself in a situation where if it goes in militarily then it's criticized for going in militarily. and if it doesn't go in militarily then people say, why aren't you doing something militarily? and, you know, my response at this stage is to make sure...
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the cost of health care has gone down because of obama care. here's the kwoet. the focus on insurance coverage obscures other parts of the aca that are working well, even better than expected. it's increasingly clear that the cost curve is bending and the aca is a significant part of the reason. so do you think this message might resonate another tough public relations week for the white house? >> it might help a little, particularly because it was a memo of his that got leaked that caused some of the problems for president obama in the first place. but look, there's only one thing that's really going to fix the pr problem for the administration. that is the website problems have to start working and they have to get over this -- the problem of all these people in the individual market losing their insurance. they're moving to address both of these things. but until people start to see more evidence of obama care working across the board, even if what professor cutler is saying is true, people aren't going to accept that until they're seeing more widespread succ
the cost of health care has gone down because of obama care. here's the kwoet. the focus on insurance coverage obscures other parts of the aca that are working well, even better than expected. it's increasingly clear that the cost curve is bending and the aca is a significant part of the reason. so do you think this message might resonate another tough public relations week for the white house? >> it might help a little, particularly because it was a memo of his that got leaked that...
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they want to see a much stronger position from the obama administration. they say, okay, yes, it wasn't a mass gassing, but why does that have to happen before more -- before more action. before more help? and they're not talking about u.s. marines occupying syria. they're talking about a no-fly zone, or a buffer zone. >> so this is absolutely to be continued. so we'll do so with your help down the road. thank you. >> thank you. >>> new details this morning about how authorities worked to track down the boston marathon bombing suspects. jeff bauman who was injured in the blast came eye-to-eye with suspect number one, tamerlan tsarnaev moments before the bombs were detonated. he lost both legs gut from his hospital bed he gave the authorities a description of the suspicious man he encountered. >> are fbi agents running in the room and cops and investigators? is that what happened? >> yeah, they were there from the moment i was in -- from the moment i was talking right when i got to the hospital. right when i showed up in the ambulance. >> really? and was sk
they want to see a much stronger position from the obama administration. they say, okay, yes, it wasn't a mass gassing, but why does that have to happen before more -- before more action. before more help? and they're not talking about u.s. marines occupying syria. they're talking about a no-fly zone, or a buffer zone. >> so this is absolutely to be continued. so we'll do so with your help down the road. thank you. >> thank you. >>> new details this morning about how...